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Some of the songsters of the 301st Labor Battalion, which was the first labor organization to go to the great Q.M. Depot at Gievres, France – Vintage Wall Art

Some of the songsters of the 301st Labor Battalion, which was the first labor organization to go to the great Q.M. Depot at Gievres, France, 1918 Dec. 3. — historic photograph
Some of the songsters of the 301st Labor Battalion, which was the first labor organization to go to the great Q.M. Depot at Gievres, France, 1918 Dec. 3.. Historic photograph from the Railroads & Depots collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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Singing men of the 301st Labor Battalion, the first labor unit to reach the great Quartermaster Depot at Gievres, France, gathered for this Signal Corps picture dated December 3, 1918, about three weeks after the armistice ended the fighting. Labor battalions like this one were made up largely of African American soldiers who unloaded ships, laid track, and moved supplies, work that kept the army fed and equipped but rarely earned the recognition given to combat units. The caption's account of the unit's arrival is unverified, but Gievres was one of the large supply depots the army built in France.

Created / published1918 Dec. 3.
Medium1 photographic print.
SubjectsPhoto by U.S.A. Signal Corps. No. 2624-D8. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card. Caption card tracings: WWI-; African American History--WWI; Music--Choirs.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,221 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-146208

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